 Artist sketch of ship on the Columbia River |
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| Career (United States of America) |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | James Briggs |
| Laid down: | 1773 1787 |
| Launched: | Norwell, Massachusetts Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| Decommissioned: | October 15, 1806 |
| Nickname: | Columbia |
| Fate: | salvaged |
| Notes: | First US ship to circumnavigate the globe |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | sloop |
| Displacement: | 213 tons |
| Length: | 83 ft 6 in (25. Norwell is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the military definition of sloop see Sloop-of-war. For the open learning project see SLOOP Project. 5 m) |
| Beam: | 24 ft 2 in (7. 4 m) |
| Draught: | 11 ft (3. 4 m) |
| Propulsion: | sail - three-masted ship (foremast, mainmast, mizzenmast) |
| Complement: | 16-18 minimum and 30-31 maximum |
Columbia Rediviva (commonly known as the Columbia) was a privately owned sloop under Captain Robert Gray, best known for going to the Pacific Northwest for the fur trade. For the military definition of sloop see Sloop-of-war. For the open learning project see SLOOP Project. Robert Gray ( May 10, 1755 – c July 1806 was an American merchant sea-captain and explorer The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America (the term refers to the land not the ocean The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal Fur. The "Rediviva" (Latin "revived") was added to her name upon a rebuilding in 1787. Since Columbia was privately owned, she does not carry the prefix designation "USS". The names of commissioned ships of the US Navy all start with USS, meaning 'United States Ship'
The ship was built in 1773 by James Briggs at Hobart’s Landing on North River, in Norwell, Massachusetts and named Columbia. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Norwell is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. [1] In 1790 she became the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year During the first part of this voyage she was accompanied by the Lady Washington which served as tender for the Columbia. See also Nautical terms Rigging Tall ship List of US state ships A ship's tender, usually referred to as a tender, is a Boat, or a larger ship used to service a Ship, generally by transporting people and/or supplies In 1792 Captain Gray discovered the Columbia River and named it after the ship. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year In May of 1792 American merchant Sea captain Robert Gray sailed into the Columbia River becoming the first recorded European to navigate into it The Columbia River (known as
The ship was decommissioned and salvaged in 1806. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A replica of Lady Washington is located at Grays Harbor Historical Seaport in Aberdeen, Washington. Aberdeen (ˈæbɚdiːn is a city in Grays Harbor County Washington, United States, founded by Samuel Benn in 1884 [2]
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Trivia
- In 1956, a full-scale replica of the ship, Sailing Ship Columbia, opened as an attraction at Disneyland. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ride Description Passengers wait for the ship which departs every 25 minutes from inside a sheltered area located in the Frontierland section of the park called The ship takes riders around the Rivers of America.
- The name was re-used for the Space Shuttle Columbia by NASA. Space Shuttle Columbia ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy Space shuttle in NASA 's The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program [3]
First mates
- Joseph Ingraham, under the command of Gray. Joseph Ingraham (1762-1800 was an American sailor who discovered several islands of the Marquesas Islands while on his way to trade along the West Coast of North In 1790 he was captain of Hope that competed with the Columbia in the fur trade. Early voyages Sailing out of Newport Rhode Island the Hope was involved in bringing Africans to the United States to be sold as slaves as part of [4]
- Robert Haswell, under the command of Gray in 1791-1793 during the second voyage to the Pacific Northwest. Robert Haswell, ( 24 November 1768 - 1801 was an early American maritime trader to the Pacific Northwest of North America. [5]
References
- ^ Jacobs, Melvin C. (1938). Winning Oregon: A Study of An Expansionist Movement. The Caxton Printers, Ltd. . 77.
- ^ Grays Harbor Historical Seaport
- ^ NASA: Space Shuttle Overview: Columbia
- ^ Hittell, Theodore Henry (1885). History of California. Occidental publishing co: v. 3-4:.
- ^ Howay, Frederic W. (1941). Voyages of the 'Columbia' to the Northwest Coast 1787-1790 and 1790-1793. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society.
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